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California is strapped for cash.  The state is billions of dollars in debt, with a reeling economy and no real way of digging itself out of the hole it has created short of a miracle or continued borrowing from the federal government.  That’s why a California assembly member named Curren Price, a Democrat from Inglewood, […]

The grisly call came into the Monroe County Sherrif’s Department late on Saturday night.  A body was discovered in a boat, abandoned near Sugarloaf Key, Florida, within the Florida Keys.  A young couple out for the night called it in, believing that they’d spotted a body in an abandoned boat.  As it turns out, they […]

It’s one of the most obnoxious things in sports, and it’s coming to America.  If you’re watching the World Cup, or have even watched highlights of the World Cup, then you know the vuvuzela.  That’s that buzzing horn that South Africans love to play at every major or important event.  You know, it’s the sound […]

I don’t know what to make of Justin Bieber.  From his name to his haircut, the kid just confuses me.  That said, nobody was more confused by the fame of Justin Bieber than… Justin Bieber.  One of them is a teenage pop star beloved by millions of teen and tween girls, while the other is […]

By all accounts, Ronnie Lee Gardner was a violent criminal.  In 1980, he was given a 30-year jail sentence for robbery; in 1984 he escaped custody, killing barman Melvyn Otterstrom while on the run.  In 1985, while on trail for Otterstrom’s murder, he again attempted to escape the courthouse, shooting and killing Michael Burdell with […]

Actor Jeremy London has had a long history with drug use.  In April, he did an interview with People Magazine where he talked about how he had a pill problem, and now he’s coming forward to confess to a relapse not of his own volition.  The 37-year-old actor reported to police in Palm Springs that, […]

It wasn’t 2009 all over again.  This was Lakers versus Celtics, Boston versus LA.  This was the oldest and best rivalry in the National Basketball Association, the only rivalry in the sport that really matters.  The two most decorated franchises were squaring off.  Boston’s 2008 title versus LA’s 2009 title, winner take all.  And last […]

Like every comedian, elementary schooler Sydney Claxton has wondered something.  Why do people stick a curved bratwurst onto some inadequate hot dog bun?  The hot dog bun is too small and straight, so you’ve always got some meat overhanging when you try to stick a brat on a bun not made for brats.  Well, for […]

The Asian culture, for some reason, just loves white people.  The bigger and goofier the better.  Like the French and Jerry Lewis, the best way for an Asian company to sell something is to Engrish it up a little, but for important events like the opening of a new factory, some Chinese businesses are left […]

In the movies, Kevin Costner defended the soggy world of Waterworld against the machinations of evil villains like Dennis Hopper’s Deacon and his band of marauding smokers.  In the real world, Kevin Costner is defending the oceans of planet earth against the incompetence of evil corporations like BP.  As it turns out, the Hollywood actor […]

In a lot of ways, Samantha Young is like most kids in the elementary school age bracket.  The 9-year-old loves to have friends over to hang out at her house.  Of course, Samantha Young is a bit different from most kids, because when Samantha shows off her special talents, she’s wrestling 8-foot-long alligators into submission.  […]

If the classic Irish novel Ulysses by James Joyce were being released today, there’s no doubt it’d be the center of a huge marketing blitz, all based around the date.  “A DAY IN THE LIFE OF LEOPOLD BLOOM, COMING JUNE 16!”  There’d be bookstore parties, signings, and any number of booze-ups and Bloomsday parties.  Well, […]

For some reason, Joy L. Cassidy has a serious problem with the library.  According to police in Boise, Idaho, the 74-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for dumping a jar of mayonnaise into an Ada County Library book drop.  According to cops, she’s also a suspect in 10 other condiment-related vandalism cases, most of which […]